Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell doesn't like one NBA rule.
After the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, Donovan Mitchell told reporters that he wants an NBA rule changed.
Mitchell, one of the top players in the league, believes teams should be able to have more than two challenges.
"I do feel like there were some tough calls that didn't go our way," Mitchell said, via Cleveland.com. "I got fouled on a 3 and I'm having a hard time with the rule of once you've had two challenges you can't get any more, especially when you win both."
By rule, coaches get one challenge. If successful, then they receive another.
"Maybe I'm biased because it happened to us twice in game-ending situations the past two and a half or three weeks, but they are game-changing play," Mitchell said. "It happened in Detroit. It happened here. Both of them on TV. I don't know what the rule should be. If you're winning challenges, especially on calls that are very obvious, I think it's something that should be talked about."
The NBA challenge system is flawed. A team should get another challenge if they win one.
Mitchell and the Cavaliers dropped to 40-26 after losing to the Magic. Cleveland is in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
A seven-time All-Star, Mitchell is averaging 28.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game this season while shooting 48.0% from the field, 36.6% from beyond the arc and 85.6% from the free-throw line. He's seventh in the NBA in points per game.
Cleveland hasn't advanced past the second round of the playoffs in the Mitchell era, which began in 2022. With Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen and James Harden leading the way, the Cavaliers are under immense pressure to go on a deep playoff run this year.
Mitchell and Co. have 16 games left in the regular season. It will be fascinating to see who the Cavaliers face in the first round of the 2026 playoffs.
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